Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Species with Infraspecific Taxa

Syn.: Homalophiura irrorata (Lyman, 1878), Ophioglypha figurata Koehler, 1908, Ophioglypha grandis Verrill, 1894, Ophioglypha integra Koehler, 1908, Ophioglypha involuta Koehler, 1897, Ophioglypha irrorata Lyman, 1878, Ophioglypha orbiculata Lyman, 1878, Ophioglypha tumulosa Lütken & Mortensen, 1899, Ophiura (Ophiuroglypha) irrorata (Lyman, 1878), Ophiura (Ophiuroglypha) irrorata irrorata (Lyman, 1878) (revised by O'Hara et al. (2018)), Ophiura involuta (Koehler, 1899), Ophiura irrorata (Lyman, 1878)· accepted, alternate representation, Ophiuroglypha irrorata (Lyman, 1878)· accepted, alternate representation, Ophiuroglypha irrotata (Lyman, 1878) (misspelling by Hertz (1927)), fide Horton et al. (2021)

Origin: Native

Distribution: Mexico, Cocos, Panama, Colombia, Malpelo, Ecuador including Galapagos

• Horton, T. Horton, T., Kroh, A., Ahyong, S., Bailly, N., Boyko, C. B., Brandão, S. N., Gofas, S., Hooper, J. N. A., Hernandez, F., Holovachov, O., Mees, J., Molodtsova, T. N., Paulay, G., Decock, W., Dekeyzer, S., Poffyn, G., Vandepitte, L., Vanhoorne, B., Adlard, R., ... Zhao, Z. (2021) World Register of Marine Species. Available from https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.
• Maluf, L.Y. (1991) Echinoderm Fauna of the Galápagos Islands. In: James, M.J. (ed.): Galápagos Marine Invertebrates. Taxonomy, Biogeography, and Evolution in Darwin's Islands. Plenum Press, New York and London, p. 345-367.
• Sonnenholzner, J. Brand, M., Francisco, V., Hearn, A., Luzuriaga, M., Guarderas, P & Navarro, J. (2013) Echinoderms of Ecuador. In: Alvarado, J & Solís-Marín, A. (eds.) (2013) Echinoderm research and Diversity in Latin America. 183-233 pp.